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- the present technology relates to a pneumatic tire provided with a partial tie rubber layer limitedly disposed between a portion between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer, and particularly relates to a pneumatic tire that achieves further reduction in tire weight while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability in a well-balanced manner.
- a tie rubber layer is disposed between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer in order to prevent carcass cords from biting into the innerliner layer when an unvulcanized tire is inflated at the time of manufacturing the tire.
- a partial tie rubber layer that is selectively disposed in right and left shoulder regions instead of all the region between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer (for example, see Japan Patent Nos. 5239507 and 5723086).
- a usage amount of the tie rubber layer can be reduced, and tire weight and rolling resistance can be reduced as compared to a related-art tie rubber layer (full tie rubber layer) disposed in all the region between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer.
- a related-art tie rubber layer full tie rubber layer
- such a partial tie rubber layer has a pair of end portions (an end portion on a tire equator side and an end portion on an outer side in a tire lateral direction) provided in each shoulder region.
- the number of end portions which may become starting points of peeling between the tire components or uncrimped portions at the time of manufacturing the tire, is increased. This may affect manufacturability of the tire.
- the present technology provides a pneumatic tire provided with a partial tie rubber layer limitedly disposed between a portion between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer, and particularly relates to a pneumatic tire that achieves further reduction in tire weight while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability in a well-balanced manner.
- a pneumatic tire according to the present technology includes a tread portion having an annular shape extending in a tire circumferential direction, a pair of side wall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion, a pair of bead portions disposed inward of the pair of side wall portions in a tire radial direction, a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions, a belt layer disposed on an outer circumferential side of the carcass layer in the tread portion, an innerliner layer disposed on a tire inner surface along the carcass layer, and a partial tie rubber layer disposed between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer in all region except for tips of the pair of bead portions.
- a protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer toward the pair of bead portions with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from an outermost end portion of the belt layer in a tire lateral direction toward the innerliner layer, is 0.25 times to 0.80 times as large as a periphery length L2 along the tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and the tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe.
- the protruding amount L1 with respect to the perpendicular line P (that is, the position of the outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction) is set as described above.
- a minimum region necessary for achieving air permeation preventing performance and steering stability comparable to those in the related art can be covered by the partial tie rubber layer while reducing tire weight sufficiently, and it is possible to maintain excellent air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a known level.
- air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a well-balanced manner.
- “periphery length” refers to a length measured along the extension direction of each tire component (partial tie rubber layer) in the tire meridian cross-section.
- the protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer be equal to or larger than 15 mm.
- hardness of the rubber constituting the partial tie rubber layer be from 50 to 70. With this, it is possible to compensate for the rigidity of the sidewall portions that may be degraded along with the suppression of the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer, which is advantageous in maintaining steering stability.
- rubber hardness in the present technology is construed under JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) K6253, and is measured by a type A durometer at a temperature of 20° C. (so-called JIS-A hardness).
- a thickness of the partial tie rubber layer be from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm.
- the thickness of the partial tie rubber layer is the thickness of the main portion of the partial tie rubber layer (portion that extends while maintaining a constant thickness).
- the thickness of the partial tie rubber layer is the thickness of the portion except for the end portion.
- FIG. 1 is a meridian cross-sectional view of a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present technology.
- the pneumatic tire of an embodiment of the present technology includes an annular tread portion 1 extending in the tire circumferential direction, a pair of sidewall portions 2 disposed on both sides of the tread portion 1 , and a pair of bead portions 3 disposed inward of the sidewall portions 2 in the tire radial direction.
- CL in FIG. 1 denotes the tire equator.
- a carcass layer 4 is mounted between the left-right pair of bead portions 3 .
- the carcass layer 4 includes a plurality of reinforcing cords extending in the tire radial direction, and is folded back around a bead core 5 disposed in each of the bead portions 3 from a vehicle inner side to a vehicle outer side.
- bead fillers 6 are disposed on the periphery of the bead cores 5 , and each bead filler 6 is enveloped by a main body portion and a folded back portion of the carcass layer 4 .
- a plurality (in the illustrated example, two layers) of belt layers 7 are embedded on an outer circumferential side of the carcass layer 4 in the tread portion 1 .
- the belt layers 7 each include a plurality of reinforcing cords that are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, with the reinforcing cords of the different layers arranged in a criss-cross manner.
- the inclination angle of the reinforcing cords with respect to the tire circumferential direction ranges from, for example, 10° to 40°.
- belt reinforcing layers 8 (in the illustrated example, a pair of belt reinforcing layers 8 covering the end portions of the belt layers 7 ) are provided on the outer circumferential side of the belt layers 7 .
- the belt reinforcing layer 8 includes organic fiber cords oriented in the tire circumferential direction.
- the angle of the organic fiber cords with respect to the tire circumferential direction is set, for example, to from 0° to 5°.
- An innerliner layer 9 is provided on the inner surface of the tire.
- the innerliner layer 9 is constituted by a rubber composition containing a butyl rubber having air permeation preventing performance, and prevents air filled in the tire from passing out of the tire.
- a tread rubber layer 10 is disposed on the outer circumferential side of the carcass layer 4 in the tread portion 1 .
- a side rubber layer 20 is disposed on the outer circumferential side (outward in the tire lateral direction) of the carcass layer 4 in each of the sidewall portions 2 .
- a rim cushion rubber layer 30 is disposed on the outer circumferential side (outward in the tire lateral direction) of the carcass layer 4 in each of the bead portions 3 .
- the tread rubber layer 10 may have a structure including two types of rubber layers (cap tread rubber layer, undertread rubber layer) with differing physical properties layered in the tire radial direction.
- a partial tie rubber layer 40 is disposed between the innerliner layer 9 and the carcass layer 4 .
- the tie rubber layer is a layer for preventing the carcass cords from biting into the innerliner layer 9 when an unvulcanized pneumatic tire is inflated at the time of manufacturing a tire, and contributes to air permeation preventing performance and steering stability on a dry road surface in the tire after manufacturing.
- the tie rubber layer is provided so as to cover all the region between the carcass layer 4 and the innerliner layer 9 (full tie rubber layer).
- the tie rubber layer is selectively provided as the partial tie rubber layer 40 in a region described below except for the tips of the bead portions 3 .
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 of the present technology is disposed so that a protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer 40 toward the bead portion 3 with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from the outermost end portion of the belt layer 7 in the tire lateral direction toward the innerliner layer 9 , is 0.25 times to 0.80 times as large as a periphery length L2 along the tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and the tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe.
- the protruding amount L1 with respect to the perpendicular line P (that is, the position of the outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction) is set as described above.
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 a minimum region necessary for achieving air permeation preventing performance and steering stability comparable to those in the related art can be covered by the partial tie rubber layer 40 , and it is possible to maintain excellent air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a known level.
- the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer can be minimized without unnecessarily increasing the region covered by the partial tie rubber layer 40 to achieve such performance.
- the tire weight can be sufficiently reduced.
- air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a well-balanced manner.
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 cannot cover a sufficient region, and air permeation preventing performance and steering stability cannot be maintained satisfactorily.
- the protruding amount L1 is more than 0.80 times as large as the periphery length L2
- the partial tie rubber layer has substantially the same weight as the full tie rubber layer, and the effect of reducing tire weight cannot be obtained sufficiently.
- the protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer 40 be equal to or larger than 15 mm as well as satisfy the above-mentioned range.
- the inventor of the present technology has found out that it is preferred that the partial tie rubber layer 40 cover at least a specific region in the vicinity of the outermost end portion of the belt layer 7 in the tire lateral direction (a region from the position of the perpendicular line P to the position away from the perpendicular line P toward the bead portion 3 by 15 mm along the partial tie rubber layer 40 ).
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 can cover the region securely, which is advantageous in maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a high level.
- the protruding amount L1 is set to be equal to or larger than 15 mm as described above, the partial tie rubber layer 40 can cover the region securely, which is advantageous in maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a high level.
- the protruding amount L1 is smaller than 15 mm, the above-mentioned region cannot be covered, and it is difficult to maintain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability satisfactorily.
- the protruding amount L1 may be set to be 0.30 times to 0.70 times as large as the periphery length L2.
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 have the end portion set at a position described below as well as be disposed at the above-mentioned position. Specifically, it is preferred that the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than the outer end portion of the rim cushion rubber layer 30 in the tire radial direction and that a separation distance L3 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 and the end portion of the rim cushion rubber layer 30 on the outer side in the tire radial direction be equal to or larger than 0.50 times as large as a tire cross-sectional height SH.
- the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than the outer end portion of the bead filler 6 in the tire radial direction and that a separation distance L4 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 and the end portion of the bead filler 6 on the outer side in the tire radial direction be equal to or greater than 0.40 times as large as the tire cross-sectional height SH.
- the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than a tire maximum width position and that a separation distance L5 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer 40 and the tire maximum width position be equal to or larger than 0.05 times as large as the tire cross-sectional height SH.
- a rubber composition forming the partial tie rubber layer 40 As a rubber composition forming the partial tie rubber layer 40 , a rubber composition used for the related-art tie rubber layer (related-art full tie rubber layer and partial tie rubber layer) can be used. A rubber composition having rubber hardness of preferably from 50 to 70, more preferably from 55 to 65, may be used. By using the rubber composition having moderate hardness as the partial tie rubber layer 40 in this manner, the rigidity of the sidewall portions 2 that may be degraded along with suppression of the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer 40 can be compensated for, which is advantageous in maintaining steering stability. At this time, when the hardness of the partial tie rubber layer 40 is less than 50, the effect of compensating for the rigidity of the sidewall portions 2 as described above becomes limited, and it becomes difficult to maintain steering stability at a high level. When the hardness of the partial tie rubber layer 40 is greater than 70, the rigidity of the sidewall portions 2 are excessively high, and thus the intrinsic performance of the pneumatic tire may be adversely affected.
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 is required to have a thickness sufficient to sufficiently exhibit the function of the tie rubber layer (such as preventing the carcass cords from being biting into the innerliner layer 9 at the time of manufacturing the tire). At the same time, it is preferred to suppress the usage amount in order to reduce tire weight. Therefore, in the present technology, a thickness T of the partial tie rubber layer 40 may be set to preferably from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm, more preferably from 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm. With this, the function of the tie rubber layer can be sufficiently exhibited, and the effect of reducing tire weight can be sufficiently exhibited while air permeation preventing performance and steering stability are maintained favorably.
- the thickness T of the partial tie rubber layer 40 is smaller than 0.1 mm, the partial tie rubber layer 40 is excessively thin.
- the partial tie rubber layer 40 does not function sufficiently as the tie rubber layer, and the effect of preventing the carcass cords from biting into the innerliner layer 9 at the time of manufacturing the tire is limited. As a result, it becomes difficult to maintain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability sufficiently.
- the thickness T of the partial tie rubber layer 40 is larger than 1.0 mm, the partial tie rubber layer 40 is excessively thick, and the usage amount is increased. Thus, the effect of reducing tire weight is limited.
- Each of the tires had a tire size of 195/65R15 and a basic structure illustrated in FIG. 1 , and was set to have the following conditions as shown in Table 1 or 2: a structure of a tie rubber layer; a protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer toward a bead portion with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from an outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction toward an innerliner layer; a periphery length L2 along a tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and a tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe; a ratio of a separation distance L3 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer and an end portion of a rim cushion rubber layer on an outer side in the tire radial direction with respect to a tire cross-sectional height SH (L3/SH); a ratio of a separation
- the usage amount of the tie rubber in each test tire was measured.
- the evaluation results are expressed as index values with Conventional Example 1 being assigned the index value of 100. Smaller index values indicate lower tire weight, which indicates tire weight can be reduced. Note that when the index value is less than “95”, the usage amount of the tie rubber is less enough, which indicates that sufficient tire weight reduction effect has been obtained. In particular, when the index value is less than or equal to “85”, the effect of reducing tire weight is excellent. When the index value is less than or equal to “65”, the effect of reducing tire weight is outstandingly excellent.
- the index value is greater than or equal to “95”
- the usage amount of the tie rubber cannot be sufficiently reduced, and has substantially the same degree of tire weight as that of the related-art full tie rubber layer, which indicates that the effect of reducing tire weight has not been obtained sufficiently.
- Each of the test tires was assembled on a wheel having a rim size of 15 ⁇ 6J, inflated to an air pressure of 230 kPa, and left in a room having a normal temperature for 720 hours.
- An air permeation rate was calculated after performing temperature correction for a room temperature based on the air pressure at the start of being left and the air pressure after 720 hours (at the end of being left).
- the evaluation results are expressed as index values with Conventional Example 1 being assigned an inverse of the calculation value of 100. Larger index values indicate smaller air permeation rates, and, thus, excellent air permeation preventing performance. Note that the index value of “90” or greater indicates that the known level was maintained and that sufficient air permeation preventing performance was obtained. In particular, when the index value is “94” or greater, air permeation preventing performance is sufficiently high, which indicates that air permeation preventing performance can be effectively maintained.
- Each of the test tires was assembled on a wheel having a rim size of 15 ⁇ 6J, inflated to an air pressure of 210 kPa, and mounted on a test vehicle having displacement of 1.5 L.
- the tires were subjected to a sensory evaluation by a test driver on a test course with a dry road surface.
- the evaluation results are expressed as index values, with the results of Conventional Example 1 being assigned an index value of 100. Larger index values indicate superior steering stability. Note that the index value of “90” or greater indicates that the known level was maintained and that sufficient steering stability was obtained. In particular, when the index value is “94” or greater, steering stability is sufficiently high, which indicates that steering stability can be effectively maintained.
- Example 1 Example 2 Structure of tie Full Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery length L2 130 130 130 130 130 Protruding amount mm — 13 26 33 39 L1 L1/L2 — 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.30 L3/SH — 0.66 0.55 0.50 0.45 L4/SH — 0.58 0.47 0.42 0.37 L5/SH — 0.34 0.23 0.18 0.13 Hardness 60 60 60 60 60 Rubber thickness mm 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Usage amount of tie Index 100 42 48 52 55 rubber value Air Permeation Index 100 80 85 95 96 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 100 80 85 95 96 value Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Comparative Example 3 Structure of tie rubber layer Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial material Periphery length L2 130 130 130 Protruding amount L1 mm 59 91 104 111 L1/L2 0.45 0.70 0.80 0.85 L3/SH 0.29 0.03 0.07 0.13 L4
- Example Example 9 10 11 12 Structure of tie Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery 130 130 130 130 length L2 Protruding mm 39 39 39 39 amount L1 L1/L2 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 L3/SH 0.45 0.45 0.45 L4/SH 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 L5/SH 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 Hardness 65 70 75 60 Rubber mm 0.6 0.6 0.1 thickness Usage amount Index 55 55 55 9 of tie rubber value Air Permeation Index 96 96 96 92 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 94 93 92 90 value Example Example Example Example Example Example 13 14 15 16 Structure of tie Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery 130 130 130 length L2 Protruding mm 39 39 39 39 39 amount L1 L1/L2 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 L3/SH 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 L4/SH 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 L5/SH 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 Hardness 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
- Comparative Examples 1 to 2 because the protruding amount L1 was too small, it was difficult for the partial tie rubber layer to perform proper covering, and air permeation preventing performance and steering stability could not be maintained satisfactorily. In Comparative Examples 3 to 4, because the protruding amount L1 was too large, the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer was excessive, and tire weight could not be reduced sufficiently.
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- The present technology relates to a pneumatic tire provided with a partial tie rubber layer limitedly disposed between a portion between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer, and particularly relates to a pneumatic tire that achieves further reduction in tire weight while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability in a well-balanced manner.
- In a pneumatic tire, a tie rubber layer is disposed between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer in order to prevent carcass cords from biting into the innerliner layer when an unvulcanized tire is inflated at the time of manufacturing the tire. In recent years, in order to reduce tire weight and rolling resistance, with regard to such tie rubber layer, it has been proposed to employ a partial tie rubber layer that is selectively disposed in right and left shoulder regions instead of all the region between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer (for example, see Japan Patent Nos. 5239507 and 5723086).
- Indeed, with such a partial tie rubber layer, a usage amount of the tie rubber layer can be reduced, and tire weight and rolling resistance can be reduced as compared to a related-art tie rubber layer (full tie rubber layer) disposed in all the region between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer. However, such a partial tie rubber layer has a pair of end portions (an end portion on a tire equator side and an end portion on an outer side in a tire lateral direction) provided in each shoulder region. Thus, the number of end portions, which may become starting points of peeling between the tire components or uncrimped portions at the time of manufacturing the tire, is increased. This may affect manufacturability of the tire.
- Meanwhile, when attempting to reduce the usage amount of the tie rubber layer by narrowing the width of the related-art full tie rubber layer, it is difficult to maintain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a high level while achieving sufficient tire weight reduction effect thereby achieving such performance in a balanced manner. Thus, improvement on a structure and arrangement of the partial tie rubber layer is further demanded.
- The present technology provides a pneumatic tire provided with a partial tie rubber layer limitedly disposed between a portion between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer, and particularly relates to a pneumatic tire that achieves further reduction in tire weight while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability in a well-balanced manner.
- A pneumatic tire according to the present technology includes a tread portion having an annular shape extending in a tire circumferential direction, a pair of side wall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion, a pair of bead portions disposed inward of the pair of side wall portions in a tire radial direction, a carcass layer mounted between the pair of bead portions, a belt layer disposed on an outer circumferential side of the carcass layer in the tread portion, an innerliner layer disposed on a tire inner surface along the carcass layer, and a partial tie rubber layer disposed between the carcass layer and the innerliner layer in all region except for tips of the pair of bead portions. A protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer toward the pair of bead portions with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from an outermost end portion of the belt layer in a tire lateral direction toward the innerliner layer, is 0.25 times to 0.80 times as large as a periphery length L2 along the tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and the tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe.
- As compared to the related-art pneumatic tire having a full tie rubber layer, when reducing tire weight by employing the partial tie rubber layer in the present technology, the protruding amount L1 with respect to the perpendicular line P (that is, the position of the outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction) is set as described above. Thus, a minimum region necessary for achieving air permeation preventing performance and steering stability comparable to those in the related art can be covered by the partial tie rubber layer while reducing tire weight sufficiently, and it is possible to maintain excellent air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a known level. As a result, air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a well-balanced manner. Note that, in the present technology, “periphery length” refers to a length measured along the extension direction of each tire component (partial tie rubber layer) in the tire meridian cross-section.
- In the present technology, it is preferred that the protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer be equal to or larger than 15 mm. By setting the protruding amount L1 to the appropriate range and performing optimization in this manner, air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a further balanced manner.
- In the present technology, it is preferred that hardness of the rubber constituting the partial tie rubber layer be from 50 to 70. With this, it is possible to compensate for the rigidity of the sidewall portions that may be degraded along with the suppression of the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer, which is advantageous in maintaining steering stability. Note that the term “rubber hardness” in the present technology is construed under JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) K6253, and is measured by a type A durometer at a temperature of 20° C. (so-called JIS-A hardness).
- In the present technology, it is preferred that a thickness of the partial tie rubber layer be from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm. By setting the thickness of the partial tie rubber layer to the appropriate range and performing optimization in this manner, air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a further balanced manner. Note that the term “thickness of the partial tie rubber layer” is the thickness of the main portion of the partial tie rubber layer (portion that extends while maintaining a constant thickness). When the partial tie rubber layer has a tapered shape in which the thickness decreases toward the end portion, for example, the thickness of the partial tie rubber layer is the thickness of the portion except for the end portion.
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FIG. 1 is a meridian cross-sectional view of a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present technology. - Configurations of embodiments of the present technology are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 , the pneumatic tire of an embodiment of the present technology includes anannular tread portion 1 extending in the tire circumferential direction, a pair ofsidewall portions 2 disposed on both sides of thetread portion 1, and a pair ofbead portions 3 disposed inward of thesidewall portions 2 in the tire radial direction. Note that “CL” inFIG. 1 denotes the tire equator. - A
carcass layer 4 is mounted between the left-right pair ofbead portions 3. Thecarcass layer 4 includes a plurality of reinforcing cords extending in the tire radial direction, and is folded back around abead core 5 disposed in each of thebead portions 3 from a vehicle inner side to a vehicle outer side. Additionally,bead fillers 6 are disposed on the periphery of thebead cores 5, and eachbead filler 6 is enveloped by a main body portion and a folded back portion of thecarcass layer 4. A plurality (in the illustrated example, two layers) ofbelt layers 7 are embedded on an outer circumferential side of thecarcass layer 4 in thetread portion 1. Thebelt layers 7 each include a plurality of reinforcing cords that are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, with the reinforcing cords of the different layers arranged in a criss-cross manner. In thesebelt layers 7, the inclination angle of the reinforcing cords with respect to the tire circumferential direction ranges from, for example, 10° to 40°. Moreover, belt reinforcing layers 8 (in the illustrated example, a pair ofbelt reinforcing layers 8 covering the end portions of the belt layers 7) are provided on the outer circumferential side of thebelt layers 7. Thebelt reinforcing layer 8 includes organic fiber cords oriented in the tire circumferential direction. In thebelt reinforcing layer 8, the angle of the organic fiber cords with respect to the tire circumferential direction is set, for example, to from 0° to 5°. Aninnerliner layer 9 is provided on the inner surface of the tire. Theinnerliner layer 9 is constituted by a rubber composition containing a butyl rubber having air permeation preventing performance, and prevents air filled in the tire from passing out of the tire. - A
tread rubber layer 10 is disposed on the outer circumferential side of thecarcass layer 4 in thetread portion 1. Aside rubber layer 20 is disposed on the outer circumferential side (outward in the tire lateral direction) of thecarcass layer 4 in each of thesidewall portions 2. A rimcushion rubber layer 30 is disposed on the outer circumferential side (outward in the tire lateral direction) of thecarcass layer 4 in each of thebead portions 3. Thetread rubber layer 10 may have a structure including two types of rubber layers (cap tread rubber layer, undertread rubber layer) with differing physical properties layered in the tire radial direction. - A partial
tie rubber layer 40 is disposed between theinnerliner layer 9 and thecarcass layer 4. The tie rubber layer is a layer for preventing the carcass cords from biting into theinnerliner layer 9 when an unvulcanized pneumatic tire is inflated at the time of manufacturing a tire, and contributes to air permeation preventing performance and steering stability on a dry road surface in the tire after manufacturing. In the related art, the tie rubber layer is provided so as to cover all the region between thecarcass layer 4 and the innerliner layer 9 (full tie rubber layer). However, in the present technology, the tie rubber layer is selectively provided as the partialtie rubber layer 40 in a region described below except for the tips of thebead portions 3. That is, the partialtie rubber layer 40 of the present technology is disposed so that a protruding amount L1 of the partialtie rubber layer 40 toward thebead portion 3 with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from the outermost end portion of thebelt layer 7 in the tire lateral direction toward theinnerliner layer 9, is 0.25 times to 0.80 times as large as a periphery length L2 along the tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and the tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe. - As compared to the related-art pneumatic tire having a full tie rubber layer, when reducing tire weight by employing the partial
tie rubber layer 40, the protruding amount L1 with respect to the perpendicular line P (that is, the position of the outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction) is set as described above. Thus, a minimum region necessary for achieving air permeation preventing performance and steering stability comparable to those in the related art can be covered by the partialtie rubber layer 40, and it is possible to maintain excellent air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a known level. Additionally, the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer can be minimized without unnecessarily increasing the region covered by the partialtie rubber layer 40 to achieve such performance. Thus, the tire weight can be sufficiently reduced. As a result, air permeation preventing performance, steering stability, and reduction in tire weight can be achieved in a well-balanced manner. - At this time, when the protruding amount L1 is less than 0.25 times as large as the periphery length L2, the partial
tie rubber layer 40 cannot cover a sufficient region, and air permeation preventing performance and steering stability cannot be maintained satisfactorily. When the protruding amount L1 is more than 0.80 times as large as the periphery length L2, the partial tie rubber layer has substantially the same weight as the full tie rubber layer, and the effect of reducing tire weight cannot be obtained sufficiently. - It is preferred that the protruding amount L1 of the partial
tie rubber layer 40 be equal to or larger than 15 mm as well as satisfy the above-mentioned range. As a result of the intensive research on the arrangement of the partialtie rubber layer 40 when the partialtie rubber layer 40 is employed, in order to obtain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability comparable to those in the pneumatic tire including the related-art full tie rubber layer, the inventor of the present technology has found out that it is preferred that the partialtie rubber layer 40 cover at least a specific region in the vicinity of the outermost end portion of thebelt layer 7 in the tire lateral direction (a region from the position of the perpendicular line P to the position away from the perpendicular line P toward thebead portion 3 by 15 mm along the partial tie rubber layer 40). When the protruding amount L1 is set to be equal to or larger than 15 mm as described above, the partialtie rubber layer 40 can cover the region securely, which is advantageous in maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a high level. At this time, when the protruding amount L1 is smaller than 15 mm, the above-mentioned region cannot be covered, and it is difficult to maintain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability satisfactorily. - In order to achieve reduction in tire weight and maintenance of air permeation preventing performance and steering stability in a further balanced manner, the protruding amount L1 may be set to be 0.30 times to 0.70 times as large as the periphery length L2. With this, while the partial
tie rubber layer 40 covers the sufficient region including the region, which is preferably covered by the partialtie rubber layer 40, the usage amount of the partialtie rubber layer 40 can be suppressed moderately. Thus, it is extremely advantageous to reduce tire weight while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability at a high level. - In the present technology, it is preferred that the partial
tie rubber layer 40 have the end portion set at a position described below as well as be disposed at the above-mentioned position. Specifically, it is preferred that the end portion of the partialtie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than the outer end portion of the rimcushion rubber layer 30 in the tire radial direction and that a separation distance L3 between the end portion of the partialtie rubber layer 40 and the end portion of the rimcushion rubber layer 30 on the outer side in the tire radial direction be equal to or larger than 0.50 times as large as a tire cross-sectional height SH. Additionally, it is preferred that the end portion of the partialtie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than the outer end portion of thebead filler 6 in the tire radial direction and that a separation distance L4 between the end portion of the partialtie rubber layer 40 and the end portion of thebead filler 6 on the outer side in the tire radial direction be equal to or greater than 0.40 times as large as the tire cross-sectional height SH. With this, the positional relationship between the partialtie rubber layer 40 and the other tire components (rimcushion rubber layer 30, bead filler 6) is optimized, and the partialtie rubber layer 40 can be appropriately separated from the other tire components (rimcushion rubber layer 30, bead filler 6), which are rigid members. Thus, this is particularly advantageous in maintaining steering stability. - Furthermore, it is preferred that the end portion of the partial
tie rubber layer 40 be positioned further outward in the tire radial direction than a tire maximum width position and that a separation distance L5 between the end portion of the partialtie rubber layer 40 and the tire maximum width position be equal to or larger than 0.05 times as large as the tire cross-sectional height SH. By preventing the partialtie rubber layer 40 from overlapping with the tire maximum width position as described above, the effect of reducing tire weight can be further improved. - As a rubber composition forming the partial
tie rubber layer 40, a rubber composition used for the related-art tie rubber layer (related-art full tie rubber layer and partial tie rubber layer) can be used. A rubber composition having rubber hardness of preferably from 50 to 70, more preferably from 55 to 65, may be used. By using the rubber composition having moderate hardness as the partialtie rubber layer 40 in this manner, the rigidity of thesidewall portions 2 that may be degraded along with suppression of the usage amount of the partialtie rubber layer 40 can be compensated for, which is advantageous in maintaining steering stability. At this time, when the hardness of the partialtie rubber layer 40 is less than 50, the effect of compensating for the rigidity of thesidewall portions 2 as described above becomes limited, and it becomes difficult to maintain steering stability at a high level. When the hardness of the partialtie rubber layer 40 is greater than 70, the rigidity of thesidewall portions 2 are excessively high, and thus the intrinsic performance of the pneumatic tire may be adversely affected. - The partial
tie rubber layer 40 is required to have a thickness sufficient to sufficiently exhibit the function of the tie rubber layer (such as preventing the carcass cords from being biting into theinnerliner layer 9 at the time of manufacturing the tire). At the same time, it is preferred to suppress the usage amount in order to reduce tire weight. Therefore, in the present technology, a thickness T of the partialtie rubber layer 40 may be set to preferably from 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm, more preferably from 0.3 mm to 0.7 mm. With this, the function of the tie rubber layer can be sufficiently exhibited, and the effect of reducing tire weight can be sufficiently exhibited while air permeation preventing performance and steering stability are maintained favorably. At this time, when the thickness T of the partialtie rubber layer 40 is smaller than 0.1 mm, the partialtie rubber layer 40 is excessively thin. Thus, the partialtie rubber layer 40 does not function sufficiently as the tie rubber layer, and the effect of preventing the carcass cords from biting into theinnerliner layer 9 at the time of manufacturing the tire is limited. As a result, it becomes difficult to maintain air permeation preventing performance and steering stability sufficiently. When the thickness T of the partialtie rubber layer 40 is larger than 1.0 mm, the partialtie rubber layer 40 is excessively thick, and the usage amount is increased. Thus, the effect of reducing tire weight is limited. - 25 types of pneumatic tires including Conventional Example 1, Comparative Examples 1 to 4, and Examples 1 to 20 were manufactured. Each of the tires had a tire size of 195/65R15 and a basic structure illustrated in
FIG. 1 , and was set to have the following conditions as shown in Table 1 or 2: a structure of a tie rubber layer; a protruding amount L1 of the partial tie rubber layer toward a bead portion with respect to a perpendicular line P, which is drawn from an outermost end portion of the belt layer in the tire lateral direction toward an innerliner layer; a periphery length L2 along a tire inner surface from an intersection point A of the perpendicular line P and a tire inner surface to a tip point B of a bead toe; a ratio of a separation distance L3 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer and an end portion of a rim cushion rubber layer on an outer side in the tire radial direction with respect to a tire cross-sectional height SH (L3/SH); a ratio of a separation distance L4 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer and an end portion of a bead filler on an outer side in the tire radial direction with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH (L4/SH); a ratio of a separation distance L5 between the end portion of the partial tie rubber layer and a tire maximum width position with respect to the tire cross-sectional height SH (L5/SH); harness of a rubber composition forming the partial tie rubber layer; and a rubber thickness T of the partial tie rubber layer. - Note that, for the “structure of the tie rubber layer” in Tables 1 to 2, when the tie rubber layer was a full tie rubber layer, “full” was given. When the tie rubber layer was a partial tie rubber layer, “partial” was given.
- Those 25 types of pneumatic tires were evaluated for the usage amount of the tie rubber, air permeation preventing performance, and steering stability on a dry road surface (steering stability) by the evaluation methods described below, and the results are also shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- The usage amount of the tie rubber in each test tire was measured. The evaluation results are expressed as index values with Conventional Example 1 being assigned the index value of 100. Smaller index values indicate lower tire weight, which indicates tire weight can be reduced. Note that when the index value is less than “95”, the usage amount of the tie rubber is less enough, which indicates that sufficient tire weight reduction effect has been obtained. In particular, when the index value is less than or equal to “85”, the effect of reducing tire weight is excellent. When the index value is less than or equal to “65”, the effect of reducing tire weight is outstandingly excellent. Conversely, when the index value is greater than or equal to “95”, the usage amount of the tie rubber cannot be sufficiently reduced, and has substantially the same degree of tire weight as that of the related-art full tie rubber layer, which indicates that the effect of reducing tire weight has not been obtained sufficiently.
- Each of the test tires was assembled on a wheel having a rim size of 15×6J, inflated to an air pressure of 230 kPa, and left in a room having a normal temperature for 720 hours. An air permeation rate was calculated after performing temperature correction for a room temperature based on the air pressure at the start of being left and the air pressure after 720 hours (at the end of being left). The evaluation results are expressed as index values with Conventional Example 1 being assigned an inverse of the calculation value of 100. Larger index values indicate smaller air permeation rates, and, thus, excellent air permeation preventing performance. Note that the index value of “90” or greater indicates that the known level was maintained and that sufficient air permeation preventing performance was obtained. In particular, when the index value is “94” or greater, air permeation preventing performance is sufficiently high, which indicates that air permeation preventing performance can be effectively maintained.
- Each of the test tires was assembled on a wheel having a rim size of 15×6J, inflated to an air pressure of 210 kPa, and mounted on a test vehicle having displacement of 1.5 L. The tires were subjected to a sensory evaluation by a test driver on a test course with a dry road surface. The evaluation results are expressed as index values, with the results of Conventional Example 1 being assigned an index value of 100. Larger index values indicate superior steering stability. Note that the index value of “90” or greater indicates that the known level was maintained and that sufficient steering stability was obtained. In particular, when the index value is “94” or greater, steering stability is sufficiently high, which indicates that steering stability can be effectively maintained.
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TABLE 1 Conventional Comparative Comparative Example 1 Example 1 Example 2 Example 1 Example 2 Structure of tie Full Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery length L2 130 130 130 130 130 Protruding amount mm — 13 26 33 39 L1 L1/L2 — 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.30 L3/SH — 0.66 0.55 0.50 0.45 L4/SH — 0.58 0.47 0.42 0.37 L5/SH — 0.34 0.23 0.18 0.13 Hardness 60 60 60 60 60 Rubber thickness mm 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Usage amount of tie Index 100 42 48 52 55 rubber value Air Permeation Index 100 80 85 95 96 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 100 80 85 95 96 value Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Comparative Example 3 Structure of tie rubber layer Partial Partial Partial Partial material Periphery length L2 130 130 130 130 Protruding amount L1 mm 59 91 104 111 L1/L2 0.45 0.70 0.80 0.85 L3/SH 0.29 0.03 0.07 0.13 L4/SH 0.21 0.05 0.15 0.21 L5/SH 0.03 0.29 0.39 0.45 Hardness 60 60 60 60 Rubber thickness mm 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Usage amount of tie rubber Index 65 81 87 91 value Air Permeation Preventing Index 97 98 99 100 Performance value Steering stability Index 97 98 99 100 value Comparative Example 4 Example 6 Example 7 Example 8 Structure of tie rubber Partial Partial Partial Partial layer material Periphery length L2 130 130 130 130 Protruding amount L1 mm 124 39 39 39 L1/L2 0.95 0.30 0.30 0.30 L3/SH 0.23 0.45 0.45 0.45 L4/SH 0.31 0.37 0.37 0.37 L5/SH 0.55 0.13 0.13 0.13 Hardness 60 45 50 55 Rubber thickness mm 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Usage amount of tie Index 97 55 55 55 rubber value Air Permeation Index 100 96 96 96 Preventing Performance value Steering stability Index 100 92 93 94 value -
TABLE 2 Example Example Example Example 9 10 11 12 Structure of tie Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery 130 130 130 130 length L2 Protruding mm 39 39 39 39 amount L1 L1/L2 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 L3/SH 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 L4/SH 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 L5/SH 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 Hardness 65 70 75 60 Rubber mm 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 thickness Usage amount Index 55 55 55 9 of tie rubber value Air Permeation Index 96 96 96 92 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 94 93 92 90 value Example Example Example Example 13 14 15 16 Structure of tie Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery 130 130 130 130 length L2 Protruding mm 39 39 39 39 amount L1 L1/L2 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 L3/SH 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 L4/SH 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.37 L5/SH 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 Hardness 60 60 60 60 Rubber thickness mm 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 Usage amount Index 27 64 82 91 of tie rubber value Air Permeation Index 94 96 97 98 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 94 96 98 98 value Example Example Example Example 17 18 19 20 Structure of tie Partial Partial Partial Partial rubber layer material Periphery 130 130 130 130 length L2 Protruding mm 39 95 85 55 amount L1 L1/L2 0.30 0.73 0.65 0.42 L3/SH 0.45 0 0.08 0.32 L4/SH 0.37 0.08 0 0.24 L5/SH 0.13 0.32 0.24 0 Hardness 60 60 60 60 Rubber thickness mm 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 Usage amount Index 100 69 65 63 of tie rubber value Air Permeation Index 99 98 98 97 Preventing value Performance Steering stability Index 99 98 98 97 value - As can be seen from Tables 1 and 2, in each of Examples 1 to 20, tire weight was reduced while maintaining air permeation preventing performance and steering stability performance as compared to Conventional Example 1. In particular, in Examples 2 to 4 in which the protruding amount L1 satisfied a more preferable range, Examples 8 to 9 in which the hardness of the partial tie rubber layer satisfied a more preferable range, and Examples 13 to 14 in which the rubber thickness of the partial tie rubber layer satisfied a more preferable range, the usage amount of the tie rubber was sufficiently suppressed, and tire weight was sufficiently reduced. In addition, in contrast to a reduction rate of tire weight, air permeation preventing performance and steering stability were also maintained satisfactorily in a balanced manner.
- On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 1 to 2, because the protruding amount L1 was too small, it was difficult for the partial tie rubber layer to perform proper covering, and air permeation preventing performance and steering stability could not be maintained satisfactorily. In Comparative Examples 3 to 4, because the protruding amount L1 was too large, the usage amount of the partial tie rubber layer was excessive, and tire weight could not be reduced sufficiently.
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